An introduction to air Law

Time and again, through seven previous editions, Introduction to Air Law has proven itself a comprehensive and up-to-date view of all the main components making up this interesting and topical branch of international law. Coverage includes such aspects as liability of the carrier, insurance, product ...

The architecture of european codes and contract Law

The ongoing debate on the harmonisation of European contract law has metamorphosed into an important recognition: that none of the existing national systems of contract law, even the most 'modern,' have been able to keep pace with the extensive and radical changes in the world ...

A concise guide to the EU anti-dumping/anti-subsidies procedures

Unfair trading practices such as dumping and the granting of subsidies have long been identified as threats to open markets. Yet, despite decades of international trading rules, global markets are still jeopardized by practices which can cause material injury to industries and put employment at ...

Tax law in Japan

Althoug all Japanese tax law is statutory in origin, actual sources of tax law encompass not only national legislation but also substantive and procedural guidelines established by the Cabinet and ministries, administrative circulars promulgated by the National Taz Agency and other government bodies, and decisions ...

Concise copyright Law

In the rapidly growing information society, copyright law plays a central role in the creation, production, dissemination and use of creative material and the information it contains. In the past 15 years, the European Union has enacted no less than seven Directives aimed at harmonizing ...

Exploring the jurist's frame of mind

constraints and preconceptions in Civil Law argumentation

Each academic field and each profession has its own frame of mind. Generally, one is hardly aware of it, but it nonetheless almost completely determines one's way of thinking and acting. Certain arguments and approaches are accepted and reproduced, others rarely or not at ...

Competition Rules for the 21st Century

principles from America's experience

Originally written to wide acclaim in 2001, Ky Ewing's magisterial work on international competition law is here updated to take stock of the prodigious expansion of anti-cartel enforcement throughout the world in the intervening years, and of the extraordinary success of the International Competition ...

Unites States securities Law

a practical guide

"United States Securities Law: A Practical Guide" offers a concise overview of US securities laws from the perspective of a non-US participant. It is written not only for lawyers but for managers, bankers and others with an interest in the topic. This new edition has ...

European banking and financial services Law

The initiative to improve the level of integration in banking and financial services law within the European Union, ongoing since the end of the seventies, has been largely successful. About 80 per cent of the national laws regarding financial services are based on European law ...

Introduction to dutch Law

A standard legal resource since its first edition in 1978, "Introduction to Dutch Law" has proven itself the ideal overview of Dutch law for foreign lawyers. The Fourth Edition updates the subject with continuing changes in the Civil Code, including the major new law of ...

Fundamentals of United States intellectual property Law

copyright, patent, trademark

This completely revised and up to date Second Edition of this well received work offers in one volume a comprehensive review of United States copyright, patent, and trademark laws. It provides thorough and sophisticated treatment of this complex material in a form both less cumbersome ...

Regulating content-European regulatory framework for the media and related creative sectors

A complex network of regulatory systems has arisen around the provision of media in Europe. In this connection, regulating content is a focal point, as content is not only of economic but of vital cultural importance. At community level, a wide variety of measures have ...

Introduction to polish Law

During two decades encompassing three epochal events - the collapse of European communism in 1989, NATO membership in 1999, and accession to the European Union in 2004 - the legal system of Poland has emerged with remarkable maturity and stability. In an exemplary blend of its democratic ...

International and comparative mineral Law and policy

trends and prospects

This book covers a broad spectrum of issues shaping the current paradigm of minerals sector governance. The ultimate aim of the book is to understand trends and developments in mineral law and policy occurring at international, regional, cross-border and in some selected cases at national ...

International securities Law handbook

Since its first edition, the International Securities Law Handbook has answered the need for a user- friendly source of information covering the most significant jurisdictions. Now fully updated, this invaluable reference presents the key elements of securities law and regulations in 30 jurisdictions. Country chapters ...

Financial crime in the EU

criminal records as effective tools or missed opportunities?

There is little doubt that a series of EU Directives on money laundering and on public procurement have not reduced the incidence of financial crime in public contracts, in banking transactions, or in dealings among the vulnerable professions (mainly accountants, lawyers, and notaries). It is ...

Corporate social responsability

the corporate governance of the 21st Century

In a world where the annual income of the five largest business corporations is more than double the combined GNPs of the 50 poorest countries, the need for meaningful standards of corporate social responsibility should be obvious. The analyses in this volume provide an excellent ...

Resolving disputes

theory, practice, and Law

Safeguard measures in World Trade

the legal analysis

Readers may expect from this book comprehensive coverage on safeguards to date with legal analysis of the important issues in the interpretation and application of the current rules on safeguards. The author also proposes modifications to enhance and clarify the discipline of safeguards. Safeguard Measures ...

Unification of tort Law

fault

China business Law guide

This popular and authoritative guide offers a comprehensive overview of business law in the People's Republic of China and the implications for foreign companies operating there. It provides valuable analysis of all pertinent laws and their practical application, with detailed attention to the following ...

China Intellectual Property Law guide

Written in the context of China s new intellectual property laws after WTO entry, this unique law-and-commentary guide examines the legal framework for intellectual property protection and its practical implications in the commercial world. Written for multinationals with operations in China, the book addresses the ...